APRIL 22, 2019

Phones, Tablets Pose Security Risks to Health Care Groups

One-fourth of respondents to a Verizon survey said they had suffered a data security breach due to mobile devices.

Mobile devices present a growing security risk for many industries, including health care, according to a new survey from the telecommunications company Verizon.

Verizon’s Mobile Security Index 2019 report claims that “79% of health care organizations said that the risks associated with mobile devices are serious and growing” (https://enterprise.verizon.com/resources/reports/2019/msi-2019-one-page-healthcare.pdf).

“Mobile devices now have access to much of the same